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单词 urticate
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urticate

[ ur-ti-keyt ]
/ ˈɜr tɪˌkeɪt /

verb (used with object), ur·ti·cat·ed, ur·ti·cat·ing.

to sting with or as if with nettles.
to whip with or as if with nettles, especially so as to produce a stinging sensation; flog; lash.

verb (used without object), ur·ti·cat·ed, ur·ti·cat·ing.

to sting in the manner of a nettle.

Origin of urticate

1835–45; <Medieval Latin urtīcātus (past participle of urtīcāre to sting), equivalent to Latin urtīc(a) nettle + -ātus-ate1

Words nearby urticate

urticaria endemica, urticarial, urticarial fever, urticaria medicamentosa, urticaria pigmentosa, urticate, urtication, Uru., Uruapan, Urubamba, Uruguaiana
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British Dictionary definitions for urticate

urticate
/ (ˈɜːtɪˌkeɪt) /

adjective

Also: urticant (ˈɜːtɪkənt) characterized by the presence of weals

verb

to perform urtication

Word Origin for urticate

C19: from Medieval Latin urtīcāre to sting, from Latin urtīca a nettle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for urticate

urticate
[ ûrtĭ-kāt′ ]

v.

To undergo urtication.

adj.

Characterized by the presence of urticaria.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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